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Formal title:
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Gamma chapter records
Extent:
1 linear foot
Date range:
1958-1990
Abstract:
Records related to the Alpha Gamma chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., a fraternity founded by African American men.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS.1S.2023.004
Inventory:
File Jay Saunders Redding papers, Professional Affiliations: Letter from Robert F. Smith announcing an exhibition of the works of James Van Der See entitled "Reflections of a Renaissance: A Photographic Revitalization of The Harlem Renaissance (1919-1929)" and a lecture by Redding at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art in Ithaca, New York presented by the Alpha chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha
1983
 
Formal title:
ACT UP Rhode Island records
Extent:
24.0 Linear feet
Date range:
1987-1995
Abstract:
The ACT UP Rhode Island (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) records contain minutes of meetings, correspondence, financial records, reports, booklets, handbooks, pamphlets, clippings, mailings, newsletters, conference material, publications, lists of members and contacts, ACT UP/RI circulars and posters, photographs and clippings of ACT UP demonstrations, documentation of Rhode Island legislation, regulations, and policies concerning AIDS. Also included are AIDS-related materials from other ACT UP groups, especially New York, and various gay and lesbian groups, both in Rhode Island and nationally. Topical files document developments in AIDS treatment, public health issues, government policy, AIDS activism, and various gay/lesbian issues. There are also three painted plywood panels and one cloth banner in the collection.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2011.028
Formal title:
Book leaves of woodcut prints by Holbein family
Extent:
0.01 cubic feet.
Date range:
circa 1460-1555
Abstract:
Four book leaves of woodcut prints by the German Holbein family.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0122
Formal title:
The Breakers Collection
Extent:
3 Hollinger Boxes; 1 album box; 5 oversized storage containers
Date range:
circa 1877-1990
Abstract:
The Breakers Collection is comprised of materials relating to the architecture of the home, as well as to its various occupants and their descendants. The collection spans a period from about 1877 until 1990. The collection includes images of the interior and exterior of the home from various points in its existence, as well as images, documents and correspondence related to the people whose lives were intertwined with the home.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.001
Formal title:
William Arnold Spicer, III papers
Extent:
4.0 linear feet
Date range:
1901-2004 (bulk 1960-2004)
Abstract:
This small collection of materials consists of scattered correspondence; travel brochures, maps, and postcards; memorabilia; printed materials; photographs and photographic slides; ephemera; and various artifacts, including an antique stereoscope with accompanying glass slides. The sum total of this collection offers a glimpse into the social and intellectual life of William A. Spicer, III, a Brown University alumnus and administrator, world traveler, and expert in the care and restoration of clocks. The materials date from 1901 to 2004, with the bulk from the 1960s to 2004.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2012.023
Formal title:
The Armstrong Family Photographs Collection
Extent:
1 Hollinger document box
Date range:
circa 1870-1960
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of photographs of members of the Armstrong family and associated persons and places, primarily during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Repository:
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:
PSNCA.H.024
Formal title:
James Humphrey papers
Extent:
9 Linear Feet
Date range:
1957-2009 (1971-2006)
Abstract:
This collection consists of the literary and personal papers of the poet James Humphrey. It includes correspondence with poets, publishers, friends and family; manuscripts for poems, novels, screenplays, essays and short stories, both published and unpublished; unframed abstract artwork, photographs and scrapbooks. The audio material in these papers consists of one audiocassette, two compact discs and eight reel-to-reel tapes. The papers are dated from 1957 to 2009.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2014.013
Inventory:
File Box 1 Folder 24 Correspondence between Robert Creeley and James and Norma Humphrey, including Creeley's letter to the American Academy of Arts and Letters regarding his request for financial help for Humphrey
2001 Jun 2-Sep 23
 
Formal title:
Isaac P. Noyes memoir
Extent:
0.05 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:
1877
Abstract:
This collection consists of a handwritten memoir by Isaac P. Noyes (1840-1900) recounting the sailing excursion he and four friend enjoyed in August 1877 along the Narragansett Bay.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.545
Formal title:
Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island
Extent:
88 box(es)
Date range:
1810-2003
Abstract:
The records of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, 1810-2003, document the activities of the Anglican Church in Rhode Island from the early nineteenth century through to the twenty-first century. The collection is divided into eleven series documenting the Church's administrative, religious, cultural, and financial activities from 1810 to 2003. This collection complements Mss. Gr. 41, Records of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, 1715-1990.
Repository:
University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 41.1
Inventory:
Series Realia
The Realia series consists of artifacts of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island. Included are the official seals of Bishops J. P. K. Henshaw and James DeWolf Perry, a letter to the Bishop of New Hampshire from Bishop Henshaw with a wax impression of the Bishop’s seal and blueprints of St. Johns’ Cathedral from 1869. Also included are a citation for Bishop John S. Higgins from the Rhode Island Speaker of the House and a six piece pewter communion service set dating back to the late 1700’s with one plate fashioned by Samuel Hamlin(1746-1801). This series also includes works of art such as a portrait of Bishop Samuel Seabury(1790-1796) by J. D. Cornwall, the reproduction of the seal of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, and two portraits of the Archbishop of Canterbury (England)dating from the mid-19th century. Also included is a photograph (with key) of all Archbishops and Bishops attending the Pan-Anglican Synod at Lambeth Palace in September 1867 and a document regarding the construction of St. John's Cathedral signed by President James Madison. Of particular interest are three works of art by Helen M. Gross; pencil sketches depicting the interior of the former Bishop's residence at 10 Brown Street. Helen M. Gross, a local Rhode Island artist, is well-known for her drawings of historic buildings in South County
1810-1990
 
Formal title:
Ben W. Brown papers
Extent:
1.5 Linear feet
Date range:
1916-1952 (bulk 1930-1952)
Abstract:
These papers consist of notebooks, manuscripts, speeches and addresses, and correspondence documenting the teaching career of Ben W. Brown at Brown University. He was professor of English, theatre and public speaking, as well as Director of the Sock and Buskin, from 1921 to 1955.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.1UF.B5

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